Brain Breaks & Fun Activities
Earth Day Activities
Earth day is Wednesday, April 22nd
Below are some fun activities to celebrate. You can come back to these activities anytime you need a Boredom Buster!
We'd love to see pictures if you do any of the activities :)
Go on a Nature Walk
Use this website to find native plants in your area and then try to find them on your walk!
Get creative with recycled materials!
Watch this BrainPop Jr. video on Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling. Then, get creative and make a masterpiece out of any recycled materials you have around your house!
Take a Tour of National Parks!
Click here to virtually explore glaciers in Alaska, volcanoes in Hawaii, and more!
Earth Day Read Aloud - The Lorax
The Lorax Torn Paper Truffula Craft
Click here to see details on how to make your own Truffula Trees!
All you need is colored paper, a black or brown marker, and craft sticks.
If you don't have craft/popsicle sticks you could draw trunks on a white piece of paper!
Click here to browse other fun Earth Day projects your child can do!
Benefits kids’ physical wellness, academic success, & social-emotional health. Great way for the kiddos to get moving, focused, and practice mindfulness.
Cosmic Kids has great kid friendly yoga and mindfulness videos to keep kiddos focused, calm, and engaged. We have done some in class and they love it! Great way to start the day, take a break, or end the day!
New episodes will be posted each weekday at 11:00 a.m. MST and then remain online to be streamed afterwards. Check back each weekday for new Lunch Doodles!
While closed, the Zoo plans to offer Home Safari Facebook Lives seven days a week! To watch live, just visit the Zoo’s Facebook page at 1pm MST. The Zoo will also post the safaris on its website with accompanying activities and on YouTube so everyone can view.
The San Diego Zoo has live cams around many of its exhibits.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has live cams around many of its exhibits.
They have compiled their most popular science lessons and are offering them for anyone to use for free.
Access engaging Learning Journeys each day of the week.
Each week, Magic Tree House Home Adventures will feature videos from Mary Pope Osborne, activities, craft ideas, themed recipes, reading challenges, cross-curricular lessons, Family Trivia Night game ideas, fun surprises, and much more!